Nick Accad

I'm a Linux and Unix guy, basically I manage networks and servers.. My strong points are Linux and FreeBSD, others include Net/OpenBSD, IRIX, AIX, SCO, Solaris. I even dabble a bit in OpenVMS. And yes, I do Windows, just don't tell anyone :)

• Dell EMC
• DevOps Principal Engineer December 2023 – Present
• Principal Lab Support Engineer April 2021 – December 2023
• Senior Lab Support Engineer May 2016 – April 2021

• VMware vSphere management (ESXi, VC, VCD, VRA, NSX).
• Disaster Recovery with VMware SRM.
• Storage/SAN management (XtremIO, VNX, VMAX).
• Hardware (Cisco UCS, Dell)
• DevOps (Python/Bash, PostgreSQL)
• Linux SME (RedHat RHEL/CentOS/Debian/Ubuntu/SuSE SLES,OpenSUSE)

• Senior Technical Support Engineer
• VMware
• June 2009 – April 2016 (Burlington, Ontario)

• VMware ESX/vSphere Storage/Fault Technical Support
• SAN and NAS support, Fiber Channel, iSCSI and NFS
• Technical Design advice and infrastructure troubleshooting.
• Disaster Recovery design and implementation (Site Recovery Manager (SRM) and Data Protection (VDP)).
• Experience: multiple SAN and NAS management and troubleshooting, ESX installation, configuration and management.

• VCA Certificate
• Initial SRM Certificate, circa July 2009
• Internal Storage Training

• Unix/Linux Systems Administrator
• Independant Consultant (Self-employed)
• November 2003 – Present

• Infrastructure Specialist
• Nokia
• October 2008 – May 2009 (Montreal, Quebec)

• Design secured network topology for production environment;
• Install, setup and configure server, network components (firewall, switch, load balancer);
• Ensure proper monitoring of all servers and network components;
• Perform system audit checks to ensure reliability and security;
• Create monthly performance network stats;
• Keep abreast of new technologies, industry trends and changes;
• Purchasing of production hardware/software equipment;
• Maintain software licenses;
• Ensure accuracy of all documentation and diagrams;
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software, and connectivity problems.

• Systems Administrator
• Hexago
• January 2008 – July 2008 (Montreal, Quebec)

• IPv6 Research and Deployment
• Freenet6.net project support
• Systems and Networks administrator

• Cross Platform Systems Administrator
• Maximum Throughput Inc.
• November 2006 – January 2008 (Montreal, Quebec)

• Servers and Network Administrator
• Mamma.com Inc.
• April 2003 – November 2006 (Montreal, Quebec)

• Systems Administrator
• Primonics
• November 2001 – April 2003 (Montreal, Quebec)